Sonos (SONO) Competitors

Acushnet (NYSE:GOLF) and Sonos (NASDAQ:SONO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GOLF or SONO?

Sonos received 11 more outperform votes than Acushnet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.36% of users gave Sonos an outperform vote while only 52.33% of users gave Acushnet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acushnet	Outperform Votes 281 52.33%	Underperform Votes 256 47.67%
Sonos	Outperform Votes 292 69.36%	Underperform Votes 129 30.64%

Is GOLF or SONO more profitable?

Acushnet has a net margin of 7.78% compared to Sonos' net margin of -4.73%. Acushnet's return on equity of 21.45% beat Sonos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acushnet	7.78%	21.45%	8.52%
Sonos	-4.73%	-13.17%	-6.49%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GOLF or SONO?

Acushnet has higher revenue and earnings than Sonos. Sonos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acushnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acushnet	$2.45B	1.66	$198.43M	$3.60	19.21
Sonos	$1.46B	0.81	-$38.15M	-$0.59	-16.69

Which has more volatility and risk, GOLF or SONO?

Acushnet has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonos has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GOLF or SONO?

Acushnet presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.20%. Sonos has a consensus price target of $12.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.37%. Given Sonos' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sonos is more favorable than Acushnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acushnet	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Sonos	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media prefer GOLF or SONO?

In the previous week, Sonos had 10 more articles in the media than Acushnet. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Sonos and 10 mentions for Acushnet. Acushnet's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Sonos' score of 0.93 indicating that Acushnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acushnet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sonos	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GOLF or SONO?

53.1% of Acushnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Sonos shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Acushnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Sonos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Acushnet beats Sonos on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.